To the north – west coast of Europe

3) to the east coast of Europe

4) to the south – west coast of Europe

2. What is the area of the British Isles?

1) about 244 thousand square kilometres

2) about 144 thousand square kilometres

3) about 200 thousand square kilometres

About 315 thousand square kilometres

3. What is the capital of Great Britain?

1) Cardiff

London

3) Edinburgh

4) Belfast

4.What is the population of Great Britain?

1) more than 20 million of people

2) more than 70 million of people

More than 66 million of people

4) more than 56 million of people

5. Where is London situated?

1) on the river Severn

2) on the river Trent

On the river Thames

4) on the river Wye

6. What parts can London be divided into?

Into four main parts

2) into three main parts

3) into five main parts

4) into two main parts

7. What is Britain?

1) a socialist country

2) a parliamentary monarchy

3) a democratic country

A constitutional monarchy

8. Who is the chief of state?

1) the President

2) the Governor-General

The King (Queen)

4) Prime Minister

9. What rights has the monarch?

To appoint the Prime Minister, the other ministers and judges 2) to enforce federal laws

3) to veto a bill

4) to appoint the President

10. What is the highest organ of legislative power in Britain?

1) the Federal Assembly

Parliament

3) the State Duma

4) Senate

11. What chambers does the British Parliament consist of?

The House of Lords and the House of Commons

2) the Council of Federation and the State Duma

3) the Senate and the House of Representatives

4) the Senate and the Council of Federation

12. What is the official name of Britain?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3) The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and the Northern Ireland 4) The United Kingdom of Great Britain

13. What parts does the United Kingdom consist of?

1) England, Scotland, Wales

2) England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

4) England, Ireland

14.What is the capital of Scotland?

1) Belfast

Edinburgh

3) Cardiff 323

4) Manchester

15. What is the symbol of England?

1) the thistle

2) the daffodil

The red rose

4) the crown

16. What is the oldest part of London?

1) the East End

The City

3) the West End

4) Soho

17. What is the official part of London?

Westminster

2) the East End

3) the West End

4) the City

18. What part of London is the symbol of wealth and luxury?

1) the City

The West End

3) the East End

4)Soho

19. What is the largest island of the British Isles?

1) Ireland

Great Britain

3) Alaska

4) the Isle of Man

20. What channel lies between Britain and the continent of Europe?

1) Suez Canal

2) British Channel

English Channel

4) Panama Channel

21. What mountains are there in England?

1) the Grampians

2) the Cambrian Mountains

The Pennine Chain

4) the Alps

22. What is the highest mountain peak in Britain?

1) Snowdon

Ben Nevis

3) the Grampians

4) Ben Macdui

23. What is the longest river in Britain?

The Severn

2) the Thames

3) the Ob

4) the Trent

24.Who heads the government of Great Britain?

The Queen

2) the Prime Minister

3) the President

4) the General Governor

25. What are the Houses of British Parliament?

The House of Lords and the House of Commons

2) The House of Lords and the House of Commons and Senate 3) Senate and the House of Lords

4) The House of Commons and Senate

26. In what part of the world is Russia situated?

In the northeast of Europe and in the north of Asia

2) In the northeast of Europe and in the west of Asia

3) In the southwest of Europe and in the north of Asia 4) In the southeast of Europe and in the north of Asia

27. The European part of Russia is separated from Asia by _____:

1) the Caucasus

2) the Altai

3) the Pamirs

The Urals

28. What mountains are famous for their natural resources (iron, copper, and other metals)?

1) the Pamirs

2) the Caucasus

The Urals

4) the Altai

29. Winters in Russia are so much colder than in Western Europe because _____.

1) the Russian climate is temperate

The Russian climate is more continental

3) the Russian climate is arid

4) the Russian climate is humid

30. Into which seas in the north-west and southwest does Russia have outlets?

The White. Baltic and Black Seas

2) the White. Baltic and Caspian Seas

3) the Bering. Laptev and the Sea of Japan

4) The Bering. Kara and Caspian Seas

31. What region is famous for its volcanoes and hot lakes with fountains spewing forth from the depths of the earth?

1) Karelia

2) Dagestan

3) Altai

Kamchatka

32. Christianity was adopted in 988 during _____.

1) the Mongol-Tartar Invasion

2) the formation of the Moscow State

3) during the reign of Ivan the Terrible

KievanRus’s heyday

33. How long was Russia under the Mongol yoke (rule)?

1)180 years

Years

3)240 years

4)120 years

34. Why did Russia become the centre of Orthodoxy and of the Christian world?

1) Moscow became the largest Christian city in Europe.

Byzantine Empire was a mighty and cultural neighbour around Kievan Russia. Russia entered Byzantium’s zone of influence. In effect, Byzantium and Russia had changed places after the fall of the Byzantine Empire.

3) The Russian land was united and became a mighty state.

4) Ivan the Terrible proclaimed Russia the centre of orthodoxy, but it was not so.

35. The Mongols were defeated on _____ in a huge, frightful battle in 1380.

On Kulikovo field

2) on Borodino field

3) on the Moskva River

4) on the Don River

36. What's the name of the most famous clock in Britain?

1) Big Albert

2) Big Stephen

3) Big Wren

Big Ben

37. What's tartan?

1) a dish

A pattern of the kilt

3) a bird

4) a dance

38. Where is Glasgow situated?

In Scotland

2) in Wales

3) in England

4) in Northern Ireland

39. What's the name of the British flag?

1) Star-Spangled Banner

2) Stripes and Stars

Union Jack

4) John Bull

40. Where is Ben Nevis situated?

In Scotland

2) in Wales

3) in England

4) in Northern Ireland

41. For Christmas dinner the English usually have _____.

1) chicken

2) roast beef

3) fish

Turkey

42. What is the most ancient monument in Great Britain?

1) the Lower West Gate

Stonehenge

3) Hadrian's Wall

4) the Tower Gate

43. The Romans first invaded Britain in _____.

1) the 5th century AD

2) the 5th century ВС

The 1st century ВС

4) the 1st century AD

44. Guy Fawkes is _____.

1) a national hero of Britain

2) a poet

3) a famous historian